Neck-yoke attachment.



PATENTED JULY 11, 1 905.

L. T. GUGKER.

NECK YOKE ATTAOHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED 001'. 24,1904.

Patented July 11, 1905.

PATENT ()FFICE.

LOUIS T. GUCKER, OF MARCELINE, MISSOURI.

NECK-YOKE ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 794,618, dated July11, 1905.

Application filed October 24, 1904. Serial No. 229,764.

To all whom it nuzy concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS T. GUOKER, a citizen of the United States.residing at Marceline, in the county of Linn and State of Missouri, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Neck-Yoke Attachments,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to harness, and embodies an attaching deviceadapted to be applied to the ends of a neck-yoke for securing thebreast-straps thereto.

The invention is designed for use on old or new yokes, and is especiallyadvantageous for this reason, being also susceptible of attachment toyokes of different sizes. Further, the attaching device is constructedpeculiarly with a view to securing same without likelihood that thefastenings used for this purpose will be brought into contact with thestrap parts, and thus cause undue wear and tear thereon.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means foreffecting the result reference is to be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings.

WVhile the invention may be adapted to different forms and conditions bychanges in the structure and minor details without departing from thespirit or essential features thereof, still the preferred embodimentthereof is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is aperspective view showing the end portion of the neck-yoke, the inventionbeing applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 3is adetail perspective view of the attaching device, which comprises theinvention, alone. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view of theattachment.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The invention consists, essentially, of a curved or semicircular plate1, adapted to be secured to a yoke 2, one plate being attached at eachend of the yoke in the preferred use of the invention. The part 1constitutes a wear-plate about which the breast-strap passes. and thisplate is provided at both ends with curved flanges 3, said flangesprojecting from the peripheral portion to the plate, as shown mostclearly in the drawings. The portion of the breast-strap passing aboutthe plate 1 is received between the end flanges 3 aforesaid and isprevented from displacement from the plate by said flanges, which formstops for this purpose. A cross-bar 4 connects the two flanges 3 at apoint about intermediate the extremities of said flanges or centrally ofthe plate 1, and this bar is formed integral, with lugs 5 projectingfrom the flanges 3. The bar 4 is thus disposed slightly above theflanges 3, so that a strap passing around the plate 1 will not come intocontact with the bar 4 under ordinary conditions of service, though saidbar will effectively prevent detachment of the strap from the part 1aforesaid. The bar 4 cannot thus wear upon the strap part cooperatingwith the plate 1, and this is desirable for obvious reasons.

The plate 1 is attached to the neck 2 by fastenings, such as screws orthe like, and these screws pass through apertured lugs 7, projected fromthe plate 1, at the side edges thereof, said lugs extending from theouter sides of the flanges 3 and separated from the strap part engagingthe plate 1 by said flanges. The securing means for the plate 1 istherefore exterior to the portion thereof in contact with the strappart, and this is advantageous, for the reason that the fastenings arenot liable to create undue wear upon the straps or tear such partsshould they become loosened.

The device, as hereinbefore set forth, with the exception of thefastening-screws 6 is of integral formation and may be readily cast inits manufacture. The structure of the attachment is such that it may bereadily secured to dififerent sizes of yokes, the curved form of theplate 1 admitting of the above in a manner which will be readilycomprehended.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is As anarticle of manufacture, an attachment of the class described comprisingthe curved plate 1, the flanges 3 projected from said plate,

the lugs 5 extending from the flanges 3, the In testimony whereof Iaffixmy signature in cross-121m coinecting said lugs 5, mad the appresence oftwo Witnesses. erture lugs projected from the si es of the plate at apoint between the ends thereof and LOUIS (IUOKER' 5 extending from theouter sides of the flanges Witnesses:

3, the parts aforesaid being all of integral eon- NOBLE H. ROE,struction. BERNARD J. GEARY.

